Four (black) teens charged with attempted homicide, robbery of two (White) state lawmakersFour teenagers have been charged with attempted homicide and robbery of two state representatives late Tuesday night in Harrisburg, according to police. Jamani Ellison, 17; Jyair Leonard, 15; Derek Anderson, 17 and Zha-quan McGhee, 15, have been charged with attempted homicide, conspiracy, robbery, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering and carrying a firearm without a license, according to a news release issued by police in Harrisburg. House Democratic Caucus spokesman Bill Patton said that state Rep. Marty Flynn, D-Scranton, and state Rep. Ryan Bizzarro, D-Erie, were walking from the Capitol to the house they stay in when they were approached by their assailants. Police said one of the teens pointed a gun at the head of Bizzarro, moments before the suspects and Flynn exchanged gunfire. "Shots were exchanged between the suspects and the victim and the robbery suspects then fled the area. - (Black-on-white)

Two Pennsylvania lawmakers involved in shoot-out with would-be robber near Capitol
"Flynn drew a handgun that he is licensed to carry and exchanged shots with the first male, at which time both attackers and victims ran in different directions." Both Mr. Flynn, a former Lackawanna County Prison guard and supervisor, and Mr. Bizzarro, a former victim-witness coordinator for the Erie County courts, were elected in 2012.

Crazy homeless black man accused of stabbing two Boston park rangers had bizarre, violent historyThe homeless man who allegedly stabbed two Boston park rangers on Boston Common, injuring one critically, suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, his defense attorney said Wednesday at his arraignment. “He struggles every day to know what’s his reality,” said Shannon Lopez. Bodio S. Hutchinson, 34, was ordered held on $1 million bail after pleading not guilty in Boston Municipal Court to charges of armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and assault and battery on a public employee. Hutchinson has a history of bizarre and violent behavior, including incidents in which he has attacked and bitten people, court records show. The rangers used pepper spray on Hutchinson, but he stabbed each of them five times, then sat calmly on the monument as others provided aid to the rangers, she said. - (Black-on-white)

Black Man Gets Life In Prison In Killing Of Elderly White Neighbor While Out On ParolePONTIAC - A Novi man who was convicted of murdering his 84-year-old neighbor while he was out on parole for another killing will spend the rest of his life behind bars. An Oakland County jury deliberated for a little more than an hour in September before returning its verdict against 47-year-old Peter Gerard Jones. The Detroit Free Press reports he was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the chance for parole — the mandatory term for first-degree murder. Bernice Schaufele’s body was found Jan. 13 in her home in the 20900 block of West Glen Haven Circle at the Country Place condo complex, located near 8 Mile and Meadowbrook roads, about 20 miles northwest of Detroit. Schaufele’s daughter found the body when she’d come to check on her mother after she failed to show up for a doctor’s appointment. Authorities say Jones, who lived two doors down from Schaufele, strangled and stabbed her and then stole money and jewelry to buy crack cocaine. - (Black-on-white)

Irish-born Chilean priest found guilty of child sex abuse
The court found that John O'Reilly, who moved to Chile from Ireland in 1985, had abused the pre-teen girl behind closed doors.
In 2011, powerful priest Fernando Karadima was found guilty by the Vatican of abusing teenage boys over many years.

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber's fiancee Cylvia Hayes says she once planned a pot farm“They had been growing marijuana,” he said. “There was a very large pool table in the log house and it was covered with what people call a shake, when they trim plants, it was covered with that. And then I went out into the outbuilding and there was a full smorgasbord apparatus for drip irrigation, and marijuana specific fertilizers etc. etc,” he said.

Black man arrested in shooting death of (White) good Samaritan in east Harris CountyHOUSTON - Homicide investigators have arrested a man believed to be responsible for last month's murder of a good Samaritan in east Harris County. Dondre Williams, 22, was arrested Monday morning and is charged with murder in the Sept. 12 shooting death of Mark Anthony Horton. Horton, 49, was attempting to stop what he believed was a robbery in progress in the 700 block of Frankie Street when Williams allegedly shot him. When deputies arrived to the scene, Horton was dead. - (Black-on-white)

Police: Percy Street homicide result of drug deal gone badCHARLESTON COUNTY, SC - A Percy Street homicide on Friday afternoon was the result of a drug deal gone bad, according to Charleston Police. On Saturday, police arrested 19-year-old Ahshaad Owens and 20-year-old Phillip Jewel II, both of North Charleston, in connection with the fatal shooting. Police say Owens is charged with murder, armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime; and Jewell is charged with murder and armed robbery. Police say the pair, along with 19-year-old Jarrod Howard, of Hanahan, agreed to meet on Percy Street to conduct a drug transaction. At about 4 p.m. during the transaction, a shot was fired and Howard died at the hospital of his injuries. The Charleston County Coroner says Howard died of a gunshot wound. Both suspects are currently being held at the Al Cannon Detention Center and have been denied bond. - (Black-on-white)

White Man Attacked On Philadelphia Street Speaks To Eyewitness NewsWILLIAMSPORT, Pa., — Eyewitness News first brought you shocking video of a man being sucker-punched and knocked out cold on a Philadelphia street. “I have a fractured jaw.” Twenty-four-year-old Shane Carey has difficulty talking and can’t eat. A vicious attack last Thursday left his jaw wired shut. “I just think that people shouldn’t be scared to live in their own neighborhood,” Carey said.
Three of the juveniles arrested were charged with aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy. It is possible more arrests may follow as police continue to investigate.

Black Man Who Worked at Springfield Child Development Center Charged with Child RapeGREENE COUNTY -- Leland Rodgers, 39, has been arrested on a charge of raping a minor in Greene County. Rodgers reportedly worked for the Miami valley Child Development Center, at the Springfield Children's Center. Mary Burns, president of the center's Head Start program, says Rodgers was a cook at the center and was never alone with children at the center. And the alleged victim was reportedly not from the center. Burns said the center performed the required background checks with the state Bureau of Criminal Investigations and the FBI. Those checks resulted in nothing that would lead center staff to believe Rodgers was capable of these accusations. Rodgers has been fired from the center.

Police name black suspect in rape of 91-year-old womanHOUSTON – Police have named a suspect in the rape and robbery of a 91-year-old woman. A Crime Stoppers tipster recognized a surveillance camera photo and identified the suspect as 29-year-old Conard Hargest. He is charged with sexually assaulting the elderly victim on October 1 in southwest Houston. The suspect walked into the Creekbend Gardens retirement home and into the victim's apartment around 3 a.m. After assaulting her, he stole money from her wallet and fled.

Black self-proclaimed pastor found guilty of sexual abuseBack in December 2013, when Jacoby Kindred was first charged with sexual abuse of two young girls, he vehemently denied the charges. In a phone interview, Kindred said, "This is wrong. Just because they filed criminal charges, doesn't mean a man is guilty." But after listening to trial testimony, jury members deliberated for just over six hours and found Kindred guilty of raping the two girls, who were members of his extended family. He was convicted of two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, and last week was given consecutive sentences of 144 months for each.

Black Man arrested in Campustown sexual assault, abuse incidentsCHAMPAIGN — Champaign police have arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with two sexual assault and abuse incidents at a Campustown apartment building. Paul Andrew Rouse, 25, who listed a permanent address in Schaumburg, was arrested around 6 p.m. Monday at his apartment in the 900 block of South Third Street. ...while in the residences committed acts of sexual conduct and sexual penetration against two victims by the use of force and knowing that the victims were unable to give consent.

Black Former DC officer who pimped out girls gets 7 yearsWASHINGTON -- A former D.C. police officer who served as a pimp for teenage girls was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday afternoon. Linwood Barnhill pleaded guilty to two counts of pandering of a minor and one count of possession of child pornography back in June. He was arrested in Dec. 2013 after police found a missing 16-year-old girl in his apartment. In a plea deal, Barnhill was sentenced to seven years, which is two years less time in prison than the minimum recommended under federal guidelines.

Several U of I students attacked by roving gang of feral blacks near Champaign campus, police say
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The ABC7 I-Team is reporting a rash of random attacks near the University of Illinois flagship campus. A safety alert for students was posted after Champaign police say five students were jumped and beaten by a roving gang over the weekend. One-by-one early Saturday morning, a gang of men attacked several people as they walked down streets near the U of I campus. For about an hour, the gang roamed a small section of Champaign and police say they targeted random victims, beating them to the ground, in what resembles a big city gang ritual. The beat-downs took place between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Saturday, with five victims at four different locations near the U of I campus. Investigators describe the attacks as 6 to 8 black males, 25 years old, and each wearing dark clothing, possibly driving in a blue sedan or SUV.

(Black) Former NC mayor to be sentenced in corruption caseCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The former mayor of Charlotte will be sentenced Tuesday in a federal corruption case that stunned North Carolina's largest city. In a deal with prosecutors, Patrick Cannon, 47, pleaded guilty in June to one count of honest services wire fraud, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Prosecutors have promised not to ask for a prison sentence of more than five years, but U.S. District Judge Frank Whitney is not bound by the plea agreement.

Feds probe Watershed Authority actions under black ex-mayor Cory BookerFederal prosecutors have launched a probe into the Newark Watershed Authority for actions it took while chaired by the city’s then-mayor Cory Booker, sources said. The inquiry centers on alleged misappropriation of taxpayer funds first uncovered by the New Jersey Comptroller’s Office and a local watchdog group. While Booker — who is now a US senator — served as the agency’s ex-officio chairman between 2007 and 2012, his former law firm, Trenk, DiPasquale, Webster, raked in $1 million in legal fees. Elnardo Webster, Booker’s 2006 campaign treasurer, served as the authority’s general counsel.

Black female Judge Tracie Hunter found guilty on one count; jury hung on others CINCINNATI —The jury has reached a verdict in Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Hunter’s case, but only on one count. The jury could not reach a verdict on eight of the nine counts, but found Hunter guilty on one count of having an unlawful interest in a public contract. Hunter was originally charged with nine felonies, including tampering with evidence, forgery, theft in office, misuse of a credit card and having an unlawful interest in a public contract. She faced up to 13 years in prison if convicted on all charges. The jury was comprised of 10 women and two men. Three of the jurors are African-American.

Facebook threat gets black Chattanooga man arrestedDemetrice Carson often posed with money and guns in the photos he posted on Facebook. But it was a written post -- just two sentences -- that landed the 25-year-old in jail on Thursday. Chattanooga police say Carson used Facebook to ask that someone kill Ladarius Nollie, 24, who was shot and recently testified against the gang member suspected of shooting him.

Newlywed's life cut short; family blames parole boardTragically, Fransesca Vitale Weatherhead's life was cut short. The 25-year-old newlywed and former homecoming queen was killed in a car crash Monday that involved a parolee fleeing Livonia police. They were pursuing him for an attempted home invasion when, police say, he ran a red light and broadsided Weatherhead's car at 6 Mile and Beech Daly, killing her. Her family now is demanding answers. They want to know why the suspect — a habitual offender whose crimes include home invasion, weapons violations, drug possession and larceny — was paroled to begin with. He was paroled in May, five years after he was sentenced to 4-20 years in prison for home invasion and drug possession. Weatherhead's accused killer is John McCallum, 27, of Detroit, who is facing numerous charges in her death, including second-degree murder. - (Black-on-white)

(Black) Convicted Murderer Accused of Killing Mom 2 Days After Being Released From Prison A convicted murderer beat his mother to death during an argument, just two days after he was released from prison, authorities said. Gwendolyn Pratt, 64, was found dead around 6:30 a.m. Sunday at a home in Atlantic City, The Press of Atlantic City reported. An autopsy determined she died from massive blunt injuries to the head, Atlantic County prosecutor Jim McClain said in a statement. Her 45-year-old son, Steven Pratt, was detained at the scene and charged with murder. He was being held on $1 million bail, and it was not known if he has retained an attorney.

(Black) North Memphis man sentenced to 25 years for child rapeA 39-year-old North Memphis man has been convicted of raping an 11-year-old girl who was a relative of an acquaintance, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich in a news release. Christopher Bailey of the 900 block of North Watkins was automatically sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole when he was convicted Friday by a jury in Shelby County criminal court. The young girl testified that between December 2009 and April 2012 Bailey often forced her to perform oral sex on him and he threatened to hurt her if she told anyone.

Black Man arrested after allegedly assaulting two women at Oklahoma City hotelsOKLAHOMA CITY – Authorities say they have arrested a man after he allegedly attacked two people at hotels in Oklahoma City. On Oct. 11, officers were called to the Spring Hills Marriott Hotel after learning about a sexual assault. The alleged victim, an employee of the hotel, told police that she was in a room when 23-year-old Keaunte Clark came inside.

Black parolee charged in Lakeview attack held on $1M bailA 28-year-old man on parole for armed robbery was ordered held in lieu of $1 million bail today after being accused of attacking robbing a woman in the Lakeview neighborhood, authorities said. Ozzie Scott, of the 7100 block of South Cornell Avenue, was charged with aggravated battery causing bodily harm and attempted armed robbery, police said. He was also wanted on a warrant. The woman later told police that Scott tried to rape her, and told her to be quiet as she struggled to take out her mace.

Homeless woman raped, black suspect in custodyCHATTANOOGA, Tennessee - Police arrested a man who is accused of raping a homeless woman inside a homeless camp. Christopher Turner, 41, of Chattanooga is facing one count of rape along with assault and retaliation against a judge. Saturday night, offices were called to the Chattanooga Community Kitchen to meet with an alleged female rape victim. When they arrived, the woman told them that Turner raped her inside a homeless camp near the 600 block of East 10th street.

$25,000 Bond For Black Woman Charged With Using Stun Gun On Bus DriverIesah James, 30, of the 3100 block of West Arthington, faces two felony counts of aggravated battery to a transit employee, according to a statement from Chicago Police. Shortly after 11 p.m., James threw a rock at the 49-year-old man driving the bus in the 700 block of North Austin, police said. The rock hit the man in the shoulder and she then used a Taser on the bus driver under his arm.

Sharpton friend and gambling company owe $72M in taxes: authoritiesAn associate of the Rev. Al Sharpton who is trying to open a glitzy upstate casino is an accused tax deadbeat — joining another pal of the preacher and the rev’s own National Action Network as targets of tax collectors. Alabama authorities claim that Greenetrack and its CEO, Luther Winn Jr., owe $72 million in sales taxes and interest from electronic bingo game revenue in its betting facilities in that state.

NBC’s medical correspondent Nancy Snyderman ‘violated Ebola quarantine’An NBC News crew was ordered under mandatory quarantine for possible Ebola infection after the network’s chief medical correspondent was allegedly spotted on a food run to a New Jersey restaurant, according to a report. Dr. Nancy Snyderman and her crew had agreed to a voluntary quarantine when they returned to the United States from West Africa last week following their exposure to a cameraman who contracted the deadly virus. Ebola-stricken cameraman Ashoka Mukpo is being treated in Nebraska.

Archdiocese, victims settle abuse case
The plaintiff, identified in court documents as Doe 1, claims he was abused by Thomas Adamson in 1976 and 1977, when the victim was an altar boy at St. Thomas Aquinas in St. Paul Park. Adamson said in a deposition earlier this year that he molested around 12 teens between the 1960s to the mid-1980s. He was removed from active ministry in 1985 and defrocked in 2009. He was never criminally charged.

Group wants 2 Supreme Court justices removed after Carr sentences overturned WICHITA, KS - It was a brutal crime that rocked the city of Wichita and has gone down as one of the worst crimes in state history. Fourteen years ago, two brothers were accused of going on a crime spree of murder, assault, rape and robbery, killing five people in the brutal attacks. Two years later, Reginald and Jonathan Carr were tried, convicted and sentenced to death, but recently the Kansas Supreme Court overturned their death penalty sentences and some convictions. Now there is a movement to have two Supreme Court justices removed from the bench following their decision on the case. "Took our breathe away. We were all completely shocked and devastated again that it felt like we were going back to that day," Amy James said. That day for James dates back to December 2000 and is considered one of the worst in the history of Kansas as the Carr brothers wrapped up the brutal crime spree. Brad Heyka was one of five victims who were assaulted, tortured and taken to a frozen field where they were shot execution style and run over with a truck.

The Carr brothers were convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. But 14 years after their murderous spree, the Kansas Supreme Court overturned their death penalties, stating the trial judge should have separated their penalty proceeding. Several convictions were also overturned. James and other victims' family members were at the Kansas Supreme Court when the appeal arguments were being heard last December. “What really upset me was how the justices talked about it like they were talking about the weather. They were very arrogant," she said. With the six-to-one ruling to overturn the death penalty, the family and friends have formed the group Kansans for Justice. They are urging voters not to retain Kansas Supreme Court Justices Eric Rosen and Lee Johnson in the Nov. 4 election. "Help us remove those two justices so that we can hopefully put new people in place who will move cases along," James said. James said putting the surviving victim through another trial is criminal itself and believes it's time to focus on the victims who lost their lives and not the monsters who took them. - (Black-on-white)

Black man sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting White female Caseyville shop owner Police say a man who stole $42 dollars and shot a Caseyville business owner will spend 25 years in prison. Phillip Smith, 33, was arrested for robbing the Ferguson Television and Satellite store in November 2013. During the robbery, Smith shot 63-year-old business owner Judy Ferguson, leaving 12 bullet wounds in her body. Ferguson did survive the incident. Authorities say Smith will be on five years probation after he gets out of prison. Authorities say the East St. Louis man fired at least nine shots at the 63-year-old shop owner, who sustained 12 entry and exit wounds from the bullets. She survived. - (Black-on-white)

Caseyville shop owner who was shot multiple times speaks - January 22, 2014
CASEYVILLE, ILLINOIS - A few months ago a Caseyville family owned business was riddled with bullets in a robbery . The female owner was hit multiple times. The owner found the strength to survive and says that day changed her life forever.

Police: Black Man charged with Forest Park sexual assault A Chicago man is scheduled to appear in court Friday accused of sexually assaulting a teen earlier this month in a west suburban forest preserve, authorities said. Kevin Tillman, 30, of the 4900 block of West Adams Street in the city's Austin neighborhood, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault and unlawful restraint, according to a statement from the Cook County sheriff’s office.

Black Couple charged with sexually assaulting womanA man and a woman have been charged with sexually assaulting a 22-year-old woman Thursday in their apartment after the victim knocked on their door asking to borrow a phone charger. Joel Johnson, 37, and Eve Alexander, 35, both of the 200 block of East 78th Street, were both charged Friday with aggravated criminal sexual assault. Prosecutors said the couple forced themselves onto the victim after she entered their apartment about 9 p.m. Johnson and Alexander took turns assaulting her, according to prosecutors. The victim called police immediately after the incident.

Black Man arrested in brutal attempted rape at NYC nightclubA violent pervert with a lengthy criminal record was arrested in a brutal attempted rape at a crowded Hell’s Kitchen nightspot, police said. Ricardo Lambert, 34, who lives on West 50th street in Manhattan, was charged Saturday with first-degree attempted rape after the 34-year-old victim identified him out of a lineup as her attacker. He allegedly jumped the 34-year-old woman as she left the bathroom at Flaming Saddles Bar on 9th Avenue at 10:35 p.m. on Oct. 3. He choked her into unconsciousness then ran off with her underwear when bar security stepped in to halt the sick attack, cops said.

Illegal Immigrant Teens Allegedly Carjack 91-Year-Old Military Veteran
In the meantime, after being temporarily held in detention facilities, the federal government has been releasing most of the tens of thousands of Central American unaccompanied minors and others who have illegally surged across the border to relatives or foster families in the U.S. In June, based on Capitol Hill sources, the Washington Examiner claimed that 90 percent of primarily teenage illegal immigrants won’t appear for their immigration court hearings, “meaning at least 135,000 of the youths will simply vanish into the country this year alone.” Moreover, seven out of ten illegal alien families apprehended at the Mexican border apparently never show up for their appointments with federal immigration agents after being let go by the Border Patrol, according to information obtained by the Associated Press. A separate account from the Associated Press has indicated that deportations have decreased by 20 percent from last year and could hit a seven-year low. Moreover, a report published at Breitbart News suggests that the Obama administration will no longer prosecute first-time illegal immigrants. In 2012, President Obama, without obtaining the approval of Congress, suspended the deportation of about one million illegal immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. He has also vowed to unilaterally implement some form of amnesty for illegal aliens after the November elections. - (Invasion!)

Chinese newspaper uncovers possible details in Guilderland murders
The paper is reporting there was a late night drinking party Tuesday involving at least eight people at the home on Western Avenue. They were playing Mah Jong, which is a casino game usually played for big money. According to the newspaper, everyone but the family went home around 2 a.m. on Wednesday. Then someone got into the house between 3 and 4 a.m. and used a hammer to kill the two adults and 2 kids inside.

Black Ex-Con Gets 160 Years For Murder Of White Suburban TeenAn ex-convict found guilty last month of fatally stabbing a suburban teenager in her home in 2011 was sentenced Friday to 160 years in prison. A jury in September found John Wilson Jr. guilty in the murder of Kelli O’Laughlin. Prosecutors said the 14-year-old Lyons Township High School freshman interrupted Wilson as he was burglarizing her family’s Indian Head Park residence. Besides first-degree murder, Wilson was convicted of armed robbery, residential burglary and home invasion. - (Black-on-white)

Black Robber found guilty of shooting dead White medical student in frat house break-in A robber who stumbled and shot a medical student as he raided a fraternity residence has been found guilty of murder. Dajeon Franklin, 22, had no reaction when a jury convicted him of killing 25-year-old Paul DeWolf in Michigan University's Phi Rho Sigma house last year. He was also found guilty of three home invasions and unlawful possession of a firearm. Washtenaw County Court heard Franklin and two friends, 20-year-old Joei Jordan, and 21-year-old Shaquille Jones, broke into the medical fraternity in the early hours of July 24, 2013, and stumbled upon Paul DeWolf sleeping in his basement bedroom. DeWolf and Franklin struggled, and the gun Franklin was holding went off, striking DeWolf in the neck, prosecutors said. DeWolf's body was found at the fraternity house on July 24, 2013, after he failed to show up for work at a hospital. 'That was very hard,' Paul DeWolf's father Thom DeWolf told Mlive after the verdict. 'You're sitting on pins and needles waiting for the answer. You think there would be some elation or happiness, but there's not. All it does, it's confirming Paul's death.' - (Black-on-white)

Black Sex offender accused of rapeSPRINGFIELD — A registered sex offender has been arrested on charges including rape and strangulation, along with other crimes — some of which, police said, occurred in front of children. Johnny Deon Taylor, 36, who lists a local rescue mission as his address on his sex offender registry, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree rape, first-degree sexual penetration, fourth-degree assault, strangulation and menacing. He was booked into the Lane County Jail. Springfield police Det. David Grice said the case is still under investigation and is very similar to a case in which Taylor was convicted of sexual abuse in 2005. Taylor knew the victim for several weeks, Grice said.

Abuse victim’s attacker charged in new rape caseKelly Goodman is a fighter in more ways than one. The 35-year-old mother of three is deploying today to serve as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air National Guard in an undisclosed part of the world. But as she boards the airplane and temporarily leaves her home behind, Goodman has one less thing to fear: The man who nine years ago raped and choked her, and nearly took her life, is again behind bars. Johnny Deon Taylor, 36, was arrested by Springfield police Wednesday on charges of first-degree rape, first-degree sexual penetration, fourth-degree assault, strangulation and menacing. The attacks occurred on two separate occasions against a woman he met several weeks ago, police said. The domestic violence, Springfield Det. David Grice said that Taylor’s recent violence echoes the 2005 case in which Taylor was convicted of second-degree sexual abuse and domestic violence and sentenced to eight years in prison. The woman he assaulted in 2005 was Goodman, now a resident of Idaho, married with two twin girls. Her third child, an older son who is now 14, is the son of Taylor. Goodman met Taylor in 1999 in Texas. The two began dating and were soon engaged. Goodman became pregnant. - (Black-on-white)

Oregon’s first lady, Cylvia Hayes publicly apologized on Thursday for illegally marrying an Ethiopian immigrant, allowing him to remain in the U.S. in exchange for money in 1997. “It was wrong then and it is wrong now and I am here today to accept the consequences,” Ms. Hayes, the fiances of Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber, said at the news conference, a local Fox affiliate reported. She added that she was “ashamed” and did not tell the governor about the marriage until it was reported in the news. Ms. Hayes met 18-year-old Ethiopian immigrantAbraham Abraham and married him in exchange for $5,000 in July 1997 during what she called a “difficult and unstable” period in her life. Ms. Hayes was 29.

Black Wichita man sentenced in theft of wedding ring from dying White womanWICHITA, Kan. — A Wichita man has been sentenced to prison for his role in the theft of a wedding ring from a dying woman's hand. Forty-three-year-old Danielle Zimmerman was pulling into southeast Wichita Taco Bell drive-thru last December when she suffered a brain aneurism. While unconscious in her car, her purse, cell phone and wedding ring were stolen. She died the next day at an area hospital. Police later arrested three suspects: Daquantrius Shaquill Johnson, Quanique Dontrell Thomas-Hameen and Keith Byron Hickels, Jr., all 19 years old. Each was charged with robbery, theft and aggravated burglary. Some of the stolen items were recovered, but not her wedding ring. Thomas-Hameen was later found guilty of misdemeanor theft and obstructing apprehension in a felony offense. Thomas-Hameen was inside while his friends Johnson and Hickels allegedly stole the items. He then drove them from the scene. Danielle's husband, Kris Zimmerman, followed up by asking the judge to give him the maximum punishment for the crime. - (Black-on-white)

Black Marine sentenced for fatal shooting of White Marine at Camp Lejeune gateCAMP LEJEUNE, ONSLOW COUNTY - A Marine has been sentenced to military prison and is dishonorably discharged for accidentally shooting and killing another Marine at Camp Lejeune's main gate in April. A military judge sentenced LCpl. Brandon Little (pictured left) Wednesday to two years in the brig, a dishonorable discharge from the Marine Corps, forfeiture of all pay, and a reduction of rank to E-1. The original sentence was actually three years in confinement, but the last 12 months were suspended due to a pretrial agreement. Little accidentally shot and killed 21-year-old LCpl. Mark N. Boterf (pictured right) while the two Marines were in a guard shack performing sentry duty at Camp Lejeune's main gate. The shooting happened at about 5:30 p.m. on April 8, base officials said. - (Black-on-white)

Sketch released of black suspect in fatal shooting of White good SamaritanHOUSTON -- Homicide investigators are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect wanted in the murder of a good Samaritan in east Harris County last month. At around 6am on September 12, investigators say Mark Anthony Horton, 49, was fatally shot in the 700 block of Frankie while he was trying to help a woman who was being robbed. The suspect is described as a short, stocky, black male in his early thirties, wearing a fisherman style hat. He was driving a white Impala. Anyone with information on the suspect's identity and/or location is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for any information that leads to the filing of felony charges or arrest of wanted fugitives. All tipsters remain anonymous. - (Black-on-white)

Ebola virus holds up Lubbock County (black African on White American) rape and capital murder trialLUBBOCK, TX - The Ebola virus is now impacting a Lubbock murder trial. Defense attorneys for 23-year-old Sampson Oguntope want to delay his trial. Oguntope is charged with the 2012 shooting of 89-year-old Fay Gray. Gray was shot inside her Slaton home. Gray's caretaker was also injured in the attack. Oguntope faces the death penalty if convicted. A tentative trial date has been set for January of next year. But the defense says they need more time, and the Ebola outbreak in Africa is just one reason why. Attorneys say they need to speak with Oguntope's family to investigate his background. But his grandfather and extended family live in Nigeria. - (Black-on-white)

Oguntope indicted for capital murder in Slaton shooting - Mar 28, 2012
Lubbock County Assistant District Attorney Sunshine Stanek says Oguntope has been indicted on two counts. The first is capital murder with the aggravated sexual assault of Faye Gray, 89. "We do have conclusive DNA evidence as well as the murder weapon and where it was recovered,"

Judge upholds first degree murder charge against black accused of killing White womanJohnson County Judge Brenda Cameron on Wednesday granted prosecutors’ request to bind over Roy Lee Maney on six charges — including first degree murder — stemming from his involvement in the Oct. 11, 2013, crash at 75th Street and Roe Avenue that took the life of Prairie Village resident Tiffany Mogenson. In Maney’s first substantive court appearance since the day of the accident, Johnson County prosecutors Lannie Ornburn and Ann Henderson presented witness after witness who placed Maney in the driver’s seat of the black 2009 Mercedes S550 that plowed into Mogenson’s Ford Fusion, causing skull and pelvic injuries that likely killed her almost instantly. - (Black-on-white)

Black man arrested for Museum District hammer attack, robberyRICHMOND, Va. — A 46-year-old Richmond man has been arrested for allegedly robbing and attacking a (White) man and woman with a mallet as they walked home to the Museum District from Carytown Monday night . Richmond police said Allen A. Kelly, of the 5800 block of Westover Village Drive, was arrested without incident around 4:30 p.m. Thursday in Chesterfield County . Kelly was charged with robbery and malicious wounding. The man said the robber used the mallet to hit the woman, also 28, with one hand and stole her purse with the other hand. The woman was rushed to the hospital where she received 30 stitches in the back of her head, her best friend said. - (Black-on-white)

Black man arrested for killing white girlfriend, burning corpseLOUISVILLE, KY - A Louisville man is accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend and then trying to dispose of her body by burning it. Police say it happened near Churchill Downs at their home on Iowa Avenue. Police arrested Antoine Montrell Bosley, 46, early Oct. 9 for the murder of Amy Ndao, 38. Detectives say a tip lead them to the home the day before, two days after police say they already had the murder weapon in their possession. They just didn't know it at the time. Signs on Bosley's front porch read "Warning. Due to price of increase of ammo, do not expect a warning shot" and "Warning. If you can read this, you are in range." It's chilling to his neighbors on Iowa Avenue. "As a neighbor I feel like I failed her," said Pamela Lucas, their next door neighbor. Police say not only did Bosley shoot and kill Ndao, his girlfriend of seven years, he then attempted to burn her body in their backyard. Cayla Casey, an Iowa Avenue neighbor, said the couple moved in the house a few months ago. - (Black-on-white)

White Jersey City Sunday School teacher stabbed to death by black ex-fiance, police sayA Jersey City Sunday school teacher who was ecstatic after her recent engagement was brutally stabbed to death by her former fiance this morning in the Heights apartment they still shared, officials said. “I feel horrible,” said St. Anne Church pastor the Rev. Nigel R. Mohammed of the murder of Patricia Santana, 53, of Kennedy Boulevard near Sherman Place, who was killed some time before 3 a.m. today. “It’s been hanging over the church all day like a black cloud. She was beloved by the kids in the Sunday school program.” Michael Humphrey, 43, who police described as Santana’s former boyfriend, has been charged with her murder and with weapons offenses related to a knife, Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Gene Rubino said, adding that Humphrey was arrested this morning at Hutton Street and Central Avenue. Mohammed said when Santana and Humphrey met about a year ago, she brought him to mass at the Kennedy Boulevard church a couple of times around Thanksgiving. - (Black-on-white)

(Black) Texas teen who killed (white) mother, sexually assaulted corpse gets life in prisonCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A South Texas teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his mother and then defiling her body. A Nueces County jury took less than an hour Wednesday in deciding the life sentence for 18-year-old Kevin Jazrael Davis, who pleaded guilty earlier in the week to killing Kimberly Hill. Prosecutors say Davis in March struck his mother about 20 times with a hammer. He then sexually assaulted her corpse - (Black-on-white)

(Black) Montgomery pastor admits to having AIDS, sleeping with church membersMONTGOMERY, AL - It's an announcement that continues to rock a Montgomery church and the surrounding community. Reporters confirmed with church leaders, including the now former pastor of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Juan Demetrius McFarland himself, that McFarland confessed from the pulpit a few Sundays ago that he had full blown AIDS and had slept with church members without revealing he had AIDS. He admitted to drug use and mishandling of church funds. "He concealed from the church that he had knowingly engaged in adultery in the church building with female members of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church while knowingly having AIDS," Williams said.

(Black) Man Sentenced To Death A 2nd Time In 1984 Murders Of 2 White WomenA man was sentenced Wednesday to death for killing two women in Los Angeles three decades ago, as the judge made note of the brutality of the crimes. Kevin Haley, 50, was sentenced to death in the killings of Laverne Stolzy on June 25, 1984 and Dolores Clement on Sept. 27, 1984. Judge Kathleen Kennedy denied a defense motion to reduce a jury’s death penalty recommendation to life in prison without the possibility of parole, calling the brutality of Haley’s crimes “horrendous” and saying he terrorized women who were “essentially helpless.” - (Black-on-white)

72-year-old White woman dies weeks after Berkeley stabbing by black teen during failed carjackA 72-year-old woman who was stabbed in South Berkeley in September has died after nearly three weeks in medical care. Nancy Jo McClellan of Emeryville died Wednesday at approximately 2:30 a.m. McClellan remained in the ICU following the stabbing, and died in a Berkeley care facility where she had been transferred Tuesday. Over the weekend, her family had decided to take her off life support when she failed to recover from the attack. Police will now seek murder charges against Kamau Berlin, the 18-year-old Richmond man authorities say was responsible for McClellan’s death. Berlin was arrested by police the day of the stabbing, Sept. 19. He has been charged by the Alameda County district attorney’s office with attempted murder. He is a Berkeley Unified School District student. Police say Berlin tried to steal McClellan’s Honda, then stabbed her twice in the throat when the car wouldn’t start. The assault took place at approximately 4:30 p.m. An officer was able to detain Berlin on Martin Luther King Jr. Way, near Otis. He had blood stains on his face and on the front of his shirt and pants. McClellan had been stabbed twice in the throat with a knife, severing her carotid artery. - (Black-on-white)

Black suspect in slaying of White couple is ID’d as dead man NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. — Police in New Kensington announced Thursday that they have identified a suspect in an unsolved double homicide that left the community shaken. But it turns out, that man is dead. Investigators said they believe 18-year-old Brian Hall, of Penn Hills, is responsible for the shooting deaths of Shannon Bongartz and John Russ. Police said Hall was shot and killed in Homewood just one day after the double slaying 4th Avenue in August. Bongartz and Russ were killed in front of Russ’ home, but police said the motive for the killing remains unclear. - (Black-on-white)

Black Man arrested in Mich. after Indy murder gets 60 yearsAn Indianapolis man was sentenced to 60 years in prison this week for a murder than happened in June 2013. Keith Brown was sentenced Wednesday to 60 years in the Department of Correction but received about 16 months of jail credit. A court recommended mental health and substance abuse treatment and also a GED for Brown. Police arrested Brown for the murder of 37-year-old Jimmy Fesler. Fesler was killed on June 28, 2013 in the 1000 block of Hosbrook Street. Brown was arrested in Detroit, Michigan on an outstanding warrant after the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office charged him with murder. - (Black-on-white)

Jimmie Fesler Has Passed Away at 37 years old - 28th June, 2013
Jimmie was killed early this morning while trying to protect his and other peoples kids from someone who was armed.
Jimmie will be missed by his friends and family dearly.

Black Man Gets Life for Killing Childhood FriendA southeastern Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to stabbing a childhood friend to death and setting the apartment on fire last year. Twenty-two-year-old Shakeem Carter pleaded guilty Tuesday in Chester County to first-degree murder, robbery and arson in the February 2013 murder of 17-year-old Kevin Allen Jr. of Norristown. Prosecutors said the victim was stabbed more than 20 times in his father's North Coventry Township apartment and $350 was taken. Relatives of the victim expressed outrage and demanded to know the reason for the murder.

Police: Teen Stabbed To Death, Body Set On Fire Over $350 - February 27, 2013“I can rest and sleep now and know that he will be rotting in hell,” Allen’s mom Jacqueline Castile-Dixon said. Carter attacked Allen with three separate kitchen knives – all for $350 that Allen’s father left for him. Investigators said Carter stabbed Allen more than 20 times before dousing Allen’s body in vegetable oil then lighting his body and the apartment on fire.

Black driver who led police on 100mph car chase while high on PCP found guilty of murder after killing 2-yr-old White 'miracle' child A man who led police on a high-speed chase while high on PCP before slamming his car into another and killing a two-year-old girl has been found guilty of murder. Marvin Travon Hicks, 47, of Palmdale, California, was convicted of second-degree murder on Friday in the DUI pursuit crash that ended with the death of 2-year-old Madison Ruano. Madison had been considered a ‘miracle’ child by her parents after she survived being born severely prematurely at 25 weeks and weighing less than two pounds. Jurors had found Hicks guilty of several felony counts including gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI causing injury in April, but were unable to reach a verdict on the murder count. A different jury deliberated for just three hours on Friday before finding Hicks guilty of second-degree murder. According to the official report, police started pursuing his vehicle after he ran a red light on Sierra Highway on December 6, 2012. Authorities say he then weaving between cars going at speeds over 100 mph and even drove briefly on the wrong side of the road in an attempt to avoid authorities. It was at that point that Hicks drove his black Toyota straight into the blue Lexus driven by Madison’s mother Tina Ruano, 37. Both the woman and child suffered massive trauma to their upper body and were immediately taken to the hospital. - (Black-on-white)

Black "that hears voices" held in fatal stabbing of White neighborGREENSBORO — Officials have released a photo of the suspect in a fatal stabbing that happened on Sunday. Shiquan Jermaine Richardson, 22, of 1118 Summit Ave. faces a charge of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of James Daryl Overman, 42, of1115 Summit Ave. Richardson is being held without bail in the Guilford County jail. Police said Overman and Richardson were acquaintances who were involved in an ongoing dispute. But police did not say what triggered the fatal stabbing that happened about 11:40 a.m. at Overman's home. - (Black-on-white)

Shiquann Jermaine Richardson was charged with first-degree murder in Overman's death. He is being held without bail in the Guilford County jail. (Jail records show Richardson's first name spelled as Shiquan.) Police said Overman and Richardson were acquaintances who were involved in an ongoing dispute. But police did not say what triggered the fatal stabbing at Overman's home.

Black man gets life in prison for southwest Ohio slaying of White man
DAYTON, Ohio — A jury has sentenced a Dayton man convicted of killing another man and his dog to life in prison, sparing him the death sentence. The jury found 23-year-old Anthony Stargell Jr. guilty of aggravated murder and other charges last month following a lengthy trial. Stargell, who was eligible for the death penalty, was sentenced Tuesday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court to life in prison without parole. Stargell was convicted of killing Tommy Nickles at Nickles' Main Street business, Quality One Electric, on April 2, 2012. Prosecutors say Stargell also killed Nickles' golden retriever and set his business on fire. - (Black-on-white)

Cruelty to animals count included in death penalty murder case slated to start - April 27, 2014DAYTON — The death penalty trial of Anthony L. Stargell Jr., accused of murdering Dayton businessman Tommy Nickles and his dog in 2012, is scheduled to start. Stargell is accused of shooting Nickles and Rusty, his golden retriever. The alleged crime happened during an apparent April 2, 2012 robbery attempt at Quality One Electric at 838 S. Main St. in Dayton. Stargell also is accused of setting the business on fire, grand theft auto and taking surveillance equipment. Family members have said Nickles, 54, and his beloved dog were inseparable. Rusty was cremated and laid to rest with Nickles on what would have been Nickles’ 55th birthday. - (Black-on-white)

Black man charged with murder in (White) Henrico McDonald's worker's deathA Colonial Heights man has been charged with the murder of a McDonald’s employee who was taking a break outside the restaurant July 20 in the 5100 block of Nine Mile Road. Deonte Maurice Jenkins Jr., 19, made a brief appearance in Henrico Circuit Court this morning and will return to court next week when a trial date could be set. He was indicted earlier this month on the murder charge after initially being arrested for attempted robbery and conspiracy charges. Jenkins faces three other felonies in connection with the shooting death of McDonald’s employee Michael Raymond Bailey Jr, 22, of Sandston. Another man Christopher Pitts, 22, of the 600 block of N. Laburnum Ave., is facing multiple felonies in the case and was arrested with Jenkins shortly after the shooting. - (Black-on-white)

One Suspect In Custody, One Dead After Chicago Police Captain ShotA Chicago police captain was shot in Englewood attempting to apprehend a suspect in multiple shootings in Indiana. One suspect was taken into custody and another is dead following a standoff of over five hours. The shooting happened at an apartment building. . SWAT teams and police stormed the building and found one suspect dead and took the other in custody late Tuesday night. Capt. Edward Kulbida, 58, was being treated for gunshot injuries to the head and chest, says a spokeswoman for Stroger Hospital. The injuries are not life-threatening and the officer is in good condition. Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said the officer is going to be okay. Kulbida was part of a fugitive task force, including Chicago police officers and U.S. marshals, who were serving an arrest warrant for 42-year-old Daniel Brown, a suspect in a string of shootings in Indiana. Brown allegedly shot a woman behind a gas station, then carjacked a man in Indianapolis on Saturday. Police said Brown also shot a man and woman at a motel the same night. He then allegedly stole a semi-truck tractor on Sunday, and drove to his sister’s apartment. When police and federal agents arrived Brown’s sister’s the apartment Tuesday evening to arrest him, someone inside the apartment fired at police officers, who fired back. Kulbida was wounded in the shootout. Authorities have yet to confirm who was arrested and who died. - (Black-on-white)